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Edina board certifies 4.49% levy increase for taxes payable in 2026; officials explain distribution
Summary
After a statutorily required Truth in Taxation hearing, the board certified property taxes payable in 2026 at $79,360,186.67 (a 4.49% increase). Finance staff explained that most revenue comes from state aid and that the increase primarily supports general fund operations, long-term facilities and debt service.
The Edina Public Schools board certified property taxes payable in 2026 in the amount of $79,360,186.67, a 4.49% increase from taxes payable in 2025, after a Truth in Taxation public hearing held during the Dec. 8 meeting. Director of Finance and Operations Mert Woodard led the statutorily required hearing and then transmitted the certification for the boardvote.
Woodard and his staff explained the levy in the context of…
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